HUD ALLOCATES ADDITIONAL $50 MILLION TO VICTIMS OF 2017 NATURAL DISASTERS Housing Authorities in Puerto Rico, Texas, California and Florida receive funding to help with rising rents in areas where housing is scarce

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding an additional $50 million in voucher funding to 26 public housing agencies (PHAs) in Puerto Rico, Texas, California, and Florida that were severely impacted by major natural disasters in 2017. The supplemental funding will help PHAs support existing and new families in the Housing Choice Voucher program who live in or around disaster areas.

“Public housing authorities play a tremendous role in assisting families and communities impacted by disasters,” said HUD Secretary Ben Carson. “This increase in voucher funding allows housing authorities to serve more families who are still in unstable living conditions as a result of disasters.”

State/ Territory

Public Housing Authority

City

Amount

California

Mendocino County

Ukiah

$517,024

County of Sonoma

Santa Rosa

$2,158,778

City of Santa Rosa

Santa Rosa

$800,048

California Total

$3,475,850

Florida

Hialeah Housing Authority

Hialeah

$2,702,523

Housing Authority of The City of Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale

$2,562,804

Housing Authority of The City of Key West

Key West

$358,848

Monroe County Housing Authority

Key West

$164,164

Miami Dade Public Housing and Community Development

Miami

$29,269,590

Housing Authority of Brevard County

Melbourne

$2,123,137

Florida Total

$37,181,066

Puerto Rico

Municipality of Ponce

Ponce

$318,528

Municipality of Aguadilla

Aguadilla

$124,004

Municipality of Bayamon

Bayamon

$460,320

Municipality of Caguas

Caguas

$649,512

Municipality of Toa Baja

Toa Baja

$199,752

Municipality of Toa Alta

Toa Alta

$82,566

Municipality of Cayey

Cayey

$67,645

Municipality of Corozal Housing Authority

Corozal

$100,548

Municipality of San Juan

San Juan

$3,088,965

Municipality of Lares

Lares

$24,996

Municipality of Juncos

Juncos

$23,280

Municipality of Fajardo

Fajardo

$54,432

Municipality of Manati

Manati

$95,064

The Municipality of Quebradillas

Quebradillas

$22,200

Puerto Rico Total

$5,311,812

Texas

Housing Authority of Port Arthur

Port Arthur

$1,954,050

Aransas Pass Housing Authority

Aransas Pass

$317,916

Corpus Christi Housing Authority

Corpus Christi

$1,733,760

Texas Total

$4,005,726

TOTAL

$49,974,454

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